Salute



Jun 19, 1928. Y 1,673,938

A. FABRIZIO SALUTE Filed May 2, 1927 flai WJTNE-SSES: INVENTOR:

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' I "I "I ATdRA/EY Patented June 19, 1928.

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Application filed ma 2, 1927. Serial no. 188,130.

' A My invention relates to fire crackersand more particularly to the type known as salutes'and has for its principal object to In manufacturing the ordinary salute, it

is impossible to solidly pack the explosive charge and be assured that it will remain packed until exploded. Another ob ect of my invention is to provide means for sealing the casing whereby the explosive charge may be solidly packed and remain so until ex-' loded. I

iIn placing the casing closing means on top 0 the explosive, fine particles of the It is thus evident that a solidly packed salute explosive are inclined to be forced from the casing and fly in the faces of the operators. A still further object of my invention is to provide means whereby the fine-particles of explosive cannot fly from the casing and thus produce more healthful working conditions so for the operators.

which will be described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a preferred embodiment of my invention, and

Figure 2 a sectional view taken 'on line 2-2ofFigure1. A Referring more in detail ;,to the drawing, a casing 5 is made in any suitable manner, as by rolling a tube from a continuous piece of paper and cutting the tube into lengths. A disk 6 is securely glued in one end of casing 5 and a charge of explosive 7 placed in the casing on top of disk 6. A layer of 4 next placedon top of the explosive and a top disk 9 glued in the upper end of casing' 5.. A hole is then drilled in the side of casing 5-and a fuse 10 inserted in the hole.

Casing 5 is preferably of sufficient 'diam eter, relatively to its height, to allow it to over and Wasting the explosive. Disks 6 These objects, and other advantageous ends smothering material 8, such as sawdust, is.

and 9 may be made from thick cardboard so as to present sufficient surface to the inside of easing 5 tha. they may be securely glued thereto.

It is well known that, When a plunger is forced into a cylinder, the air in the cylinder, must rush outwardly around the edges of the plunger and that it will carry with it dust or fine particles which, in the case of articles of this class, causes the fine particles of explosive to fly in the faces of the op erators who are closing the casin s. By

placing a smothering layer on top 0 the explosive, the fine particles are prevented from being forced out of the casing when the closing disk. is inserted. 3

Disk 9 may now be coated with glue and forced solidly against the contents of the casing without any danger of fine particles of explosive'being blown into the face of the operator. When theglue sets, the salute will remain solidly packed until exploded.

may be obtained without the-danger usually resulting from the operation of crimping or from pouring hot sealing material on top of the explosive. By inserting the fuse 10 through the side of easing 5, the ends of the salute are not weakened and a much louder explosion may be obtained than is possible from-a salutemade in the usual way. Fur ther, a considerable saving in the cost of manufacture is effected.

While I have illustrated .and. described certain means of carrying my invention into effect, it will be readily understood that modifications might be made without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise c'onstruction set forth, but consider that I am atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the ap-. pended claims. 4 i

I claim luA salute comprising a tubularcasing, a charge of-explosive in the casing, -means for closing the ends ofthe casing, and a fuse inserted through the side of the casing.

2. A salute comprising a tubular casing, a charge of explosive in the casing, paper disks glued in each end of the casing, and a fuse inserted through the side of the casing.

3. A salute comprising a tubular casing having a bottom, a charge ofexplosive in the casing, a smothering layer on the explosive, means closing the top of the casing, and a. fuse inserted through the side of the casing.

4. A salute comprising an open ended tube,

5 a disk glued in the bottom of the tube, charge of explosive in the tube, a layer'of sawdust on the explosive, a disk glued in the top of the tube, and a fuse inserted through the side of the tube.

In testimony whereof I ha e signed my 10 name to this specification. I'

' ACHILLO FABRIZIO. 

